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The Geologic Story of the Great Plains: A nontechnical description of the origin and evolution of the landscape of the Great PlainsTrimble, Donald E.

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The Geologic Story of the Great Plains: A nontechnical description of the origin and evolution of the landscape of the Great Plains

Name: The Geologic Story of the Great Plains: A nontechnical description of the origin and evolution of the landscape of the Great Plains
Author: Trimble, Donald E.

Trimble, Donald E.

Geology -- Great Plains; Landscapes -- Great Plains

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  Climate                                                               2
  Coal                                                                 16
  Coastal Plain                                              5, 7, 10, 47
  Colorado                                                             19
  Colorado Piedmont                             7, 10, 19, 23, 42, 48, 49
  Colorado Plateau                                                     46
  Colorado River                                                       23
  Colorado Springs, Colo.                                              43
  Coteau du Missouri                                               34, 35
  Crazy Mountains                                                      37
  Creosote                                                              1
  Cretaceous Period                            11, 16, 19, 24, 43, 46, 48


                                   D
  Dakota hogback                                                       43
  Dakota Sandstone                                         22, 23, 24, 46
  Dawson Formation                                                     16
  Dead-ice moraines                                                    34
  Definition                                                            1
  Deformation                                                          11
  Denver, Colo.                                                        42
  Denver Formation                                                     16
  Deposition                                               10, 11, 32, 44
  Devils River                                                         46
  Devils Tower, Wyo.                                                   37
  Differential erosion                                         23, 25, 42
  Dikes                                                                25
  Dinosaurs                                                            16
  Drift                                                                34


                                   E
  Edwards Plateau                                      10, 19, 29, 46, 48
  Eocene Epoch                                                         16
  Epilogue                                                             49
  Erosion                                                              18
  Escarpments                                                4, 7, 23, 34
  Eskers                                                               35

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The Geologic Story of the Great Plains: A nontechnical description of the origin and evolution of the landscape of the Great Plains

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